Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Clarice Peterson Thompson Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 04/17/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and described by Ute Schechter in May 2009.

Biographical Note

Clarice Peterson Thompson was a 1932 graduate of Virgina State College, Petersburg, Va. She was married to Oswald Thompson. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Clarice Peterson Thompson">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Clarice Peterson Thompson</a>.

Scope and Contents

College scrapbook, 1931-1945, kept by Clarice Peterson Thompson at Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va. She entered information on festivities, outings, and plays attended in the pre-printed volume "Memories of My School Days."  Several pages are taken up by names and addresses of classmates, as well as their entries and messages dedicated to her. In addition to congratulation cards glued into the volume, there are also a few loose items like news clippings, cards, and a lock of hair. Many pages are left blank.

Index Terms

Corporate Name:

• Virginia State University

Genre/Form of Material:

• Scrapbooks

Topical Term:

• African American women--Education.
• African Americans--Education--Virginia.
• Minority college students
• Universities and colleges, Black
• Virginia State University--Students
• Women college students

Additional Information